On the evening of my daughter's wedding I fell into conversation during which the book "An Outpouring of Grace" by Roy Godwin was mentioned. The book had obviously had a profound effect on the person who I was talking to and the following morning I found myself googling it and sending for a copy. Having read the book I can recommend it to anyone who is interested in what God is doing in a comparatively remote community in the North of Pembrokeshire. Ffald y Brenin (The Sheepfold of the King) is a Christian Retreat Centre situated high above Cwm Gwaun (Meadow Valley) just south of Newport on the edge of the Preseli Hills National Park. The story of how Roy and Daphne Godwin came to Ffald y Brenin to become leaders there is in itself a glorious testimony to God's leading but the testimony of what God has been doing at Ffald y Brenin since that time is simply amazing. You can find details of the centre on-line but I really recommend you read the book. As it happened my wife and I were on long planned holiday in Pembrokeshire and we decided to drive up to Ffald y Brenin one morning. It was a reasonably good day with a cool wind but dry. We made our way up through the lanes and through the wonderfully named Maenclochog (Bell Stone) and down into the beautiful Gwaun Valley. Turning up the steep drive we climbed up the winding road to the group of buildings and wonderful gardens which are Ffald y Brenin.
The Buildings in the photos above are the main residential block and the wonderful beehive chapel can be seen at the rear - see next post for the interior.
This is the original farmhouse at Ffald y Brenin.
More about Ffald y Brenin to come.
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